Sunday, December 9, 2007

Stolen Nuts and Geometric Haircuts

There are moments (quite a few of them, actually) when news from Mongolia takes a vaguely surreal turn. Here are two recent stories from UB Post, the weekly English-language newspaper in Mongolia. The first is in the Business News section and defies further comment. The second is classed as Entertainment. Which is fair enough, given that 'the highlight of the event was when one of Mongolia’s best hairdressers, Tserenkhand, gave a haircut while three morin khuur players performed.' Who wouldn't be entertained by that?